Watch or listen to this special presentation on trends in kosher and halal certification in product development with David Feder, Executive Editor-Technical for Prepared Foods, and Joe Regenstein, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Food Science and head of the Kosher and Halal Food Initiative in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.
The new pickles are Non-GMO Project Verified, gluten-free and vegan, and crafted with a signature 11-spice blend
May 7, 2021
SuckerPunch Gourmet expanded its portfolio with two new Kosher Supervision of America (KSA) Certified pickle varieties - Kosher Dill Chips and Kosher Dill Wholes. These two new products join SuckerPunch Gourmet’s lineup of Bloody Mary mixes, pickle juice and knockout pickles carefully crafted with its signature 11-spice blend.
Enzyme Development Corporation will produce a high activity purified liquid papain meeting “Kosher for Passover” certification
March 29, 2021
Starting in mid-2021, Enzyme Development Corporation (EDC) will produce a high activity purified liquid papain that will meet the requirements for the “Kosher for Passover” certification.
The rules for maintaining kosher, halal, and other religious diets can be dizzying but intermediary organizations are helping processors answer to that “higher authority”
In 2013, Natural Food Certifiers Inc. (NFC), a kosher/natural/organic product certification program, inaugurated its GMO (genetically modified organisms) product verification program, called “GMO Guard.”
Whether due to food safety concerns or a desire to abide by certain standards, the market for kosher and halal foods continues to grow.
November 11, 2013
The 16% of Americans who buy kosher products do so in an effort to maintain a halal diet, making it the fourth-most cited reason for buying kosher, behind the 55% of those who eat kosher for health and safety reasons, the 38% who are vegetarians and 35% who simply like the taste or flavor.